episcopacies

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• episcopacies — e·pis·co·pa·cy || ɪ pɪskÉ™pÉ™sɪ n. government of the church by bishops; position or office of bishop …   English contemporary dictionary

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• episcopacy — /i pis keuh peuh see/, n., pl. episcopacies. 1. government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons. 2. episcopate. [1640 50;… …   Universalium

• episcopacy — [ɪ pɪskəpəsi, ɛ ] noun (plural episcopacies) government of a Church by bishops. ↘(the episcopacy) the bishops of a region or church collectively. Origin C17: from eccles. L. episcopatus episcopate …   English new terms dictionary

• episcopacy — UK [ɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ] / US noun Word forms episcopacy : singular episcopacy plural episcopacies a) [uncountable] a system of governing a church by bishops b) [countable] the bishops of a church …   English dictionary

• episcopacy — /əˈpɪskəpəsi/ (say uh piskuhpuhsee) noun (plural episcopacies) 1. government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons. 2. the office or… …  

• episcopacy — ► NOUN (pl. episcopacies) 1) government of a Church by bishops. 2) (the episcopacy) the bishops of a region or church collectively …   English terms dictionary